The founder and president of an animal welfare organization in Acton has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with the attempted kidnapping of a former employee who won a $6.7 million wrongful-termination judgment against him, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Leo Grillo, 77, of Acton, is charged with attempted kidnapping, a felony that carries a statutory maximum ...

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a proposal to eliminate costly red tape and litigious delays – for the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) while maintaining environmental protections, SCV Water officials said. The DCP is a critical infrastructure modernization project that is set to protect and maintain the State Water Project, California’s most reliable and affordable source of water, according to ...

A massive, controversial water infrastructure project aimed at preserving California’s supply in a disaster or a drought received a greenlight from an environmental agency this week. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. California WaterFix, which was a rebrand of the Bay Area Delta Conservation Plan, issued “biological opinions” allowing the project to ...

Santa Clarita Valley residents and community leaders heard a presentation on a $13 billion Bay Delta Conservation Plan